I'd like to know who (if anybody) they hired to do the environmental study part of their due diligence. The title search should have revealed the previous owners and the nature of their business, which should have been a red flag for environmental issues. This may be get raised as a defense as they proceed through discovery. At some point somebody is going to say "they should have known the land was polluted. Its not our fault they bought it."
Posts by JeffT
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71Battle over contamination at Watchtower site in Warwick
by OrphanCrow inhttp://www.recordonline.com/article/20151214/news/151219671.
battle over contamination at watchtower site in warwick.
by hema easley .
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Which Real Estate Co is selling Bethel Bldgs in NY?
by clarity inthe watchtower real estate company ......that's who!
http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-begin-sale-brooklyn-real-estate/.
clarity .
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JeffT
As I've said before, this looks like a pretty professional setup. If it was being handled by an outside brokerage firm, I believe that firm would have to disclose its involvement. (I'm not familiar with NY real estate law, that would be true in most, if not all, parts of the US). Since such a firm is not disclosed, the must be handling it in house. Given the professional look, I'm guessing they found some JW with commercial real estate experience and put him in charge.
Confidentiality and Non-disclosure agreements are standard practice in transactions like this.
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What Are The Possibilities That The FBI Is Investigating The Watchtower Corporation Because Of All Child Molestation And Scandle
by Brokeback Watchtower ini was just reading this news clip about a mayor from my home town of waterbury, ct how was given a 37 year sentence for raping to minor girls.
the fed were watching him " trying to determine whether giordano was taking bribes from a mafia building contractor, fbi agents learned he was systematically raping the 9- and 11-year old daughter and niece of a prostitute in his office in the city hall.".
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-philip-giordano-appeal-sex-charges-20151204-story.html.
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JeffT
The FBI investigates matters involving national security, international crime, major white collar crime, public corruption, and civil rights violations. In order to start an investigation into the WTBS they would need clear evidence that the organization itself was involved in something at this level. Unless somebody can provide evidence that the GB is involved in sex trade at the level of hauling prostitutes, child slaves or child porn across state lines, the FBI is unlikely to get involved. -
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WT claims to have completed "Peak Construction Phase of New World Headquarters"
by wifibandit inhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151210004420/http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jw-headquarters-peak-construction/.
http://imgur.com/a/dbsqt.
are they just moving the goal posts now that 2016 is almost upon us?.
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JeffT
That place reminds me of the prison in "The Shawshank Redemption."
I've been involved in a lot of development over the years. I've never heard the term "peak construction." The only number that matters is "percent completed."
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QUESTION: What To Do When Public School Does Not Take Report of Indecency Seriously
by AudeSapere ina (non-jw) woman that i work with has a daughter in public high school.
last week, the daughter walked in on a male teacher watching what seems to be a soft-porn scene on youtube.
she witnessed him unbuckle his belt and then appeared to be masterbating.. this occurred on school property while students were still onsite.
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JeffT
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The WTBTS predicts the I-Phone!! ???????
by DATA-DOG indoes anyone remember the recent rumors of chuck russell predicting the methods of communication that we now enjoy?
i believe he was quoting a science journal that actually made the predictions.
hmmmm...i wonder what they said about aluminium cans???
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JeffT
Read some science fiction from that period or earlier. Lots of people were predicting all kinds of things. I'm reading "The War in the Air" by H. G. Wells. It was written in 1908, he saw very clearly the overall effect of technology on warfare (although not the details). Even earlier Jules Verne made some very good guesses about future technology, among them practical submarines and something very like television. -
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"High" education
by Esmeralda001 indid any of you guys disregard the wt recommendations and pursue a career.
if you answer "yes": was your journey easy?
are you happy with the end result?
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JeffT
I started studying and was baptized about the time I got a BA in English. Their were no jobs for English teachers at the time, I ended up taking care of lab animals (I job I'd had earlier working for my Dad). Almost ten years later I went back to school to study accounting in a one year intensive program.
The elders counseled me not to do it, but I guess they couldn't DF me for it. Looking back, I think that was the start of getting out, which happened five years after I got the accounting certificate.
The accounting career worked out well, for the most part. I'm glad I did it. I made up my mind to leave listening to a talk about the evils of higher education at at a CA. My children were going into their teen years and I wanted better things for them. That was in 1988.
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Somebody forgot where they parked
by JeffT inhow does this happen?http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/aviation/malaysia-aviation-airport-abandoned-aircraft/
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Who is Lorenz Reibling and could he be the front man for investment of Brooklyn's Millions?
by Bill Covert inorphan crow did a important post on lorenz reibling that centered on the medical area of ron lapin and bloodless sugury.
yet the utube interview dealt with reibling in argentina looking to invest in multiple $20 m - $50 m real estate financing.
there was no discussion as to who's money reibling is looking to invest.
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JeffT
Jeff this is your field of expertise do real investors go on public media to advertise they have multi millions to invest?
In a word, yes. Donald Trump has spent a lifetime hyping himself.
And if per chance L. Reibling is a front man for the WBTS and that is church money what are the chances that the 'sharks' are going to take advantage of that money and remove it from the church.
Who are the "sharks" and why and how would they be stealing from the WTBS? The Watchtower will no doubt invest the money its making somewhere. If they have sense they'll put into stocks and more probably government bonds, which would give them a tax free income stream.
If that were true it would explain the currant money woes so close after of liquidating Brooklyn assets.
I think that what we're seeing with the Watchtower's finances is short term cash flow trouble. If they do in fact make over a billion dollars on the sale of the NYC properties, properly invested (see above) that investment should produce about 40 million dollars of income per year.
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The lord of the rings
by BlackWolf innow that i've found out ttatt i've been indulging in a lot of so called "spiritistic" entertainment lol.
i recently watched all of the lotr/hobitt movies and man were they awesome!!!
who knew spiritism could be so much fun lol.
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JeffT
Movies are great, but read the books. J R R Tolkien was a professor of linguistics. His invented Elvish language is probably as well developed as Esperanto (and sounds better).
I'm not a huge fan of Harry Potter, but my son and granddaughter love it.
I agree with Simon about Twilight.